The only difference, 4.16 generates new messages about missing firmware that neither 4.13 nor 4.15 generated:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/sec2/sig.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/sec2/image.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/sec2/desc.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/nvdec/scrubber.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/sw_method_init.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/sw_bundle_init.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/sw_nonctx.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/sw_ctx.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/gpccs_sig.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/gpccs_data.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/gpccs_inst.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/gpccs_bl.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/fecs_sig.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/fecs_data.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/fecs_inst.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/gr/fecs_bl.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/acr/ucode_unload.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/acr/ucode_load.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/acr/unload_bl.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/nvidia/gp108/acr/bl.bin for module nouveau
I tried installing nouveau-firmware with no difference.
I tested the following mainline packages:
linux-headers- 4.16.0- 041600_ 4.16.0- 041600. 201804012230_ all.deb 4.16.0- 041600- generic_ 4.16.0- 041600. 201804012230_ amd64.deb 4.16.0- 041600- generic_ 4.16.0- 041600. 201804012230_ amd64.deb
linux-headers-
linux-image-
Still unbootable except in recovery mode.
The only difference, 4.16 generates new messages about missing firmware that neither 4.13 nor 4.15 generated:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/ nvidia/ gp108/sec2/ sig.bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/sec2/ image.bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/sec2/ desc.bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/nvdec/ scrubber. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ sw_method_ init.bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ sw_bundle_ init.bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ sw_nonctx. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ sw_ctx. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ gpccs_sig. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ gpccs_data. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ gpccs_inst. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ gpccs_bl. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ fecs_sig. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ fecs_data. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ fecs_inst. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/gr/ fecs_bl. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/acr/ ucode_unload. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/acr/ ucode_load. bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/acr/ unload_ bl.bin for module nouveau nvidia/ gp108/acr/ bl.bin for module nouveau
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/
I tried installing nouveau-firmware with no difference.